"Our preservative pad can prolong the fresh-keeping period of blueberries by about 30%"
Blueberries are a perishable fruit, which are easily to damage during processing, and are also prone to mildew and dehydration in storage and logistics. This also brings great difficulties to the

UK food price inflation surges to 45-year high
UK food inflation reached a new high of 18.2% this past month amid a shortage of fresh fruit and vegetables on supermarket shelves. The price of basics such as vegetables, eggs, and dairy products

Irregularities in the entry of frozen Chinese garlic
The National Garlic Board has denounced the alleged fraudulent entry of frozen garlic from China into the European Union. A situation that causes Chinese garlic to enter the EU at a lower price,

Maersk launches Europe-China airfreight service
AP Moller-Maersk has announced the inaugural flight of its new airfreight service with scheduled flights between Billund, Denmark and Hangzhou, China. According to the logistics company, the new

TropiWorld gets growing in exotics
TropiWorld has stepped up its commitment to providing a one-stop shop for exotic produce, moving into the production side of the business to complement its existing packing and export operations.

“The focus of Indian mango exporters is primarily on meeting the demand of international markets”
The mango season is about to kick off, says Amit Sharma, owner of fruit trader Fresko Fruits: “Indian summers are nothing without mangoes. They are renowned for their aroma and flavor. Depending

The detection of the fake moth in Israel should force the EU to extend cold treatment to mandarins
In September, the Citrus Management Committee (CGC) called on the European Commission (EC) to investigate the extent of non-compliance with the application of cold treatment against false moths on

Nature's Pride: Adriëlle Dankier and Coen van Iwaarden are speakers at UN Water Conference
In week 12, Nature's Pride is attending the UN Water Conference in New York as a speaker of the official programme. After World Water Week in Stockholm and the European Commission, Nature's Pride

More than 600 million euros in live plant and flower exports by 2022
Spanish flower and live plant exports in 2022 amounted to 602,236,000 euros in 2022, representing a year-on-year growth of 7%, with live plants standing out with 495 million euros and an increase

Fruits and vegetables in supermarkets of the countries of the region in March 2023 — photo report
In March, EastFruit analysts conduct a traditional audit of the fruit and vegetable departments of supermarkets in Georgia, Ukraine, Moldova, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. Let’s see in the photos

“Joy Wing Mau focuses on quality not volume for fruit sourced from Latin America to China”
The Chile based office of China’s Joy Wing Mau Group (JWM), importers and distributors of over 2 000 containers of fruit from South America to China and the rest of Asia, are looking for more

‘Sprouts’ set to harvest spears
A ‘herd’ of robots is to be released into the English countryside to commercially pick British asparagus for the first time this coming season. Muddy Machines – the robotics company behind